Class 8 led the month’s decline, with group sales falling 10.5%, reported Schweinsberg: Paccar and Volvo Truck both saw losses, but International suffered the most severe falloff, down 44.3%. Daimler’s Western Star was the most improved, up 42.2%, although on the segment’s smallest volume of just 317 units.”

Schweinsberg pointed out that medium-duty sales “somewhat balanced” the Class 8 dip, rising 9.1% from the year before, “with all but Class 5 in the black.”

According to the WardsAuto report:

· Class 8 had a 62 days’ supply at the end of January, compared with 59 a year ago.